By JIM CUNNINGHAM & FLIP HASSETT Special to the Times There is not much written information or images about the old small ...

It’s mid-August and valley music fans are already bracing for Aftershock — the largest rock, punk and metal festival on the ...

In 2014, a Deputy Sheriff earned a base salary of $64,916.80. In 2025, that same role earns $99,840, a 54 percent increase in just over a decade (this percentage includes all rank and file deputies ...

The start of the new school year this week was made a little easier for local families thanks to the Build-A-Backpack event ...

Facing a final 2025-26 fiscal budget hearing on Sept. 23, members of the Merced County Board of Supervisors were presented this week with a sobering picture of known, anticipated, and potential future ...

This is just a small thing, but this meant a lot to the citizens of Merced.’ — Police Chief Steven Stanfield Officers of the ...

Koi Saechao saw the sign at the empty lot on the corner of MLK and 16th streets, and she knew right away that this oddly ...

By SARAH LIM Special to the Times Did you know that our Old Courthouse had eight built-in vaults? Do you have any idea of the whereabouts of the $10,000 missing gold from the Treasurer’s Office? What ...

Merced City Manager Scott McBride this week appointed Casey Wilson as the permanent fire chief for t Fire Department. Wilson, ...

Both current and former Merced High Bears gathered together at the County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the 2023 Hall of Fame Dinner. As guests enjoyed a fabulous dinner prepared by Pereira Catering, ...

When Julianna Stocking took the reins of the Merced City School District (MCSD) last June it was a coming home of sorts for the Livingston High School graduate who went on to become a top educator up ...

You may have read about a Property and Business Improvement District or PBID that has formed in town, and perhaps the result of the effort, known as the Downtown Merced Property Owners Association.